Friday's high school prep: Host Washington wins two at Panther Classic

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Posted Apr. 25, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Apr 25, 2014 at 11:38 PM

Posted Apr. 25, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Apr 25, 2014 at 11:38 PM

Washington beat Barrington and Pontiac to go 2-0 in pool play of Friday’s 17th Annual Panther Classic. The Panthers (10-4) used 11 hits, led by Hayley Reneau (2-for-3, two double, three RBIs) and Zoe Wetherell (home run), to beat Pontiac 10-0 in three innings.

Lexie Carlsten hit two homers and drove in five runs to beat Barrington 8-5.

Using two RBIs from Taylor Kellum and five strikeouts from Sarah Finck, East Peoria (15-3) beat Chatham Glenwood 4-2 in five innings. Ashley Emert (double, RBI) and Remi Ferguson (double, RBI) had two hits each, but EP surrendered a pair of runs in the bottom of eight to lose 4-3 to Normal U-High.

Brimfield/Elmwood (14-1) split its pool-play games, beating Barrington 6-2 and losing to Pontiac 4-0 in eight innings. Against Barrington, the Indians got 13 strikeouts from Morgan Florey and two hits each from Kennedy (double, RBI) and Kerrigan (RBI) Dura. Tremont (16-3) went 0-2 on the day, losing to Chatham Glenwood 10-1 in five innings and U-High 7-6. Jill Runyon went 3-for-4 on the day with a double and three runs scored.

ILLINOIS VALLEY CENTRAL 3, LIMESTONE 2: Two RBIs by Taylor Kimble, who went 2-for-3, came as part of a three-run first inning for the visiting Grey Ghosts (5-9). Sam McIntyre twirled a four-hitter with three strikeouts and one walk for IVC.

“This was (McIntyre’s) first varsity start,” IVC coach Joshua Clarke said. “She did a fantastic job keeping them off balance.”

CANTON 11, GALESBURG 8: The Little Giants (14-2) hung a seven-run, top of the fourth inning in this nonconference matchup. Megan Sharpshair was 3-for-4 with a two doubles and three RBIs. Kaleigh McAllister added two hits, including a double, and RBI.

QND 1-3, NOTRE DAME 0-7: Behind nine hits, visiting ND handed the Raiders (12-1) their first loss off the season. Megan Wilson’s RBI single and an Erin Fulcher RBI double were a part of a five-run second inning.

In the opener, the Irish managed just three hits and left two runners on in the top of the seventh. Mikkinzie Stokes struck out seven in the loss for ND.

EUREKA 7, PEORIA CHRISTIAN 1: After host Eureka (8-10) scored four runs in the first, Bailey Gourley hit a two-run homer in the fifth. Payton Hodel added three of the Hornets’ 10 hits.

Baseball

CANTON 12, FARMINGTON 5: Tristan Walters hit for the cycle and had six RBIs. The Canton (7-7) senior doubled in the first, had a solo home run in the third, hit a bases-loaded triple in the fifth and singled to left with one out in the seventh. Austin Neff had a home run among four hits for Farmington (8-9).

Page 2 of 2 - OLYMPIA 3, LIMESTONE 1: Clay Bachman’s RBI double was part of a two-run first for the Stanford host. Blade Mathews allowed five hits and stuck out six for Oly (15-6). Tanner Rhoades allowed five hits, fanned seven and lost for Limestone (9-7-2).

NOTRE DAME 5, PONTIAC 2: Luke Shadid’s single in the fourth scored Nick Pudik with what turned out as the winning run for the host (10-6). Jake Hurst and Jarred Watkins each knocked in two for ND. Winnining pitcher Matt Kouri allowed seven hits.

CHATHAM GLENWOOD 6-9, MORTON 4-3: Visiting Glenwood swept scored two in the seventh and two in the ninth in the opener on the way to a sweep. Dan Bolt hit a two-run homer in Game 2 for Morton (7-10).

PEORIA HEIGHTS 23, MANUAL 0 (5): The host had a pair of 10-run innings. Blake Maxwell had three RBIs for PH (7-5). Ronald Powell’s first-inning double was the lone hit for Manual (0-10).

AT LINCOLN: Metamora had 17 hits in a 13-1 win over Streator in five innings. Brendan Nachtrieb doubled twice among four hits and Brady Fairfield homered for Metamora (12-5). Alex Lewis allowed five hits and fanned five.

ELSEWHERE: Aledo-host Mercer County stayed unbeaten in the Lincoln Trail with a 14-7, 2-0 sweep of Princeville in the Lincoln Trail. Mitchell Janssen lost the nightcap on a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts. ... El Paso-Gridley (8-6, 5-1) won 8-6 over Fisher in the Heart of Illinois.

Girls soccer

NOTRE DAME 7, UNITED TOWNSHIP 1: Bridget Schuler scored two goals for the Irish. Schuler scored her first goal at 8:07, which was assisted by Kristen Slomba. Schuler picked up her second goal at the 27:46 mark with another assist for Slomba. Notre Dame led 4-1 at halftime.

AT LADY DRAGONS INVITATIONAL: Pekin defeated Limestone 2-0 and Peoria Christian defeated Galesburg 2-0 on Friday. Jesse Ulrich scored two goals in the second half for the host Dragons, which were both assisted by Katelyn Smith. Anne Sidler scored both goals for PCS to help the Chargers (3-4-2) shut out Galesburg.

Boys track and field

METAMORA RUNNIN' RED HOT: The host Redbirds won 25 of 50 events that were held at the Metamora ABC Meet. Sterling, Galesburg, Notre Dame and Princeton competed. Garrett Dominy (Metamora) won the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.94 seconds. Brock Griffin (Princeton) finished in second place at 11.99.